“Guide to Ground”
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“Guide to Ground” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that systematically develops and analyzes the notion of metaphysical grounding and its role in the structure of reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Guide to Ground” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11850460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Guide to Ground” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Guide to Ground”]
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A.
Book from the Ground
Book from the Ground is a conceptual literary-art project by Xu Bing that tells a story entirely through universally recognizable icons and pictograms instead of traditional written language.
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B.
From the Ground Up
"From the Ground Up" is a romantic country ballad by American duo Dan + Shay that became one of their signature hits.
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C.
On Opened Ground
On Opened Ground is a contemporary classical composition by British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, known for its expressive, jazz-influenced orchestral writing.
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D.
“Underneath the Ground”
“Underneath the Ground” is a song by the indie rock band Get Hurt, known for its emotive lyrics and atmospheric sound.
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E.
Higher Ground
Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film that explores a woman's lifelong struggle with faith and doubt within an evangelical Christian community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Guide to Ground” Target entity description: “Guide to Ground” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that systematically develops and analyzes the notion of metaphysical grounding and its role in the structure of reality.
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A.
Book from the Ground
Book from the Ground is a conceptual literary-art project by Xu Bing that tells a story entirely through universally recognizable icons and pictograms instead of traditional written language.
-
B.
From the Ground Up
"From the Ground Up" is a romantic country ballad by American duo Dan + Shay that became one of their signature hits.
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C.
On Opened Ground
On Opened Ground is a contemporary classical composition by British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, known for its expressive, jazz-influenced orchestral writing.
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D.
“Underneath the Ground”
“Underneath the Ground” is a song by the indie rock band Get Hurt, known for its emotive lyrics and atmospheric sound.
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E.
Higher Ground
"Higher Ground" is a 1973 funk-soul song by Stevie Wonder, renowned for its clavinet-driven groove and spiritually themed lyrics about personal transformation and second chances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
difference between grounding and causation
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difference between grounding and reduction ⓘ difference between grounding and supervenience ⓘ formal principles governing ground ⓘ grounding and ontological dependence ⓘ nature of metaphysical explanation ⓘ transitivity of grounding ⓘ well‑foundedness of grounding chains ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying the role of grounding in metaphysics
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systematic treatment of grounding ⓘ |
| analyzes |
formal properties of grounding
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hierarchical structure of reality ⓘ logical behavior of grounding ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
metaphysical explanation
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priority relations among truths ⓘ relations between fundamental and derivative facts ⓘ |
| develops |
formal framework for grounding
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systematic theory of grounding ⓘ |
| examines |
connections between grounding and essence
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connections between grounding and explanation ⓘ connections between grounding and modality ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
grounding relations
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metaphysical dependence ⓘ notion of ground ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary metaphysics
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debates on fundamentality ⓘ debates on metaphysical structure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysical grounding
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metaphysics ⓘ structure of reality ⓘ |
| proposes |
axioms for grounding
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logical rules for grounding operators ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
essence
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fundamentality ⓘ ontological dependence ⓘ truthmaking ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
“The Question of Realism”
NERFINISHED
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“Things and Their Parts” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: “Guide to Ground” Description of subject: “Guide to Ground” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that systematically develops and analyzes the notion of metaphysical grounding and its role in the structure of reality.
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